I just got a good chuckle out of this iphone app called AntiMosquito Fumigator. The app claims to keep mosquitos away as long as you keep it running in the background. It emits a high-pitched sound that humans don’t hear but mosquitos do and not appreciate. I’ll gladly give it a try this coming weekend, but I admit, I am not too hopeful.
(thank you sorella)
Hilarious. If is does work, I’d be SUPER impressed. Mosquitoes are a scourge on my yard and if I could make them suffer, I’d be pretty happy about that. :)
Jul 6th, 2011 / 11:24 am
Wow, that would be a lifesaver, I hope it keeps those bloody “no-see-ums” here in Miami away too!
Jul 6th, 2011 / 11:48 am
Sound doesn’t repel mosquitos. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-04/jws-mrt041607.php
Jul 6th, 2011 / 12:39 pm
Bummer!
Jul 6th, 2011 / 12:46 pm
As awesomerobot points: sound DOES NOT repel mosquitos. It’s just a high tech scam
Jul 6th, 2011 / 1:08 pm
Also not a great scam in the sense that they’re giving it away for free.
Jul 6th, 2011 / 2:09 pm
such stupid thing, even if you can produce a high frequency sound with the software, the iphone/ipad speakers are not capable of reproducing that sound. just scam
Jul 6th, 2011 / 4:49 pm
I think high-pitched music repels teen-agers though… so it might have a use.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mosquito
Jul 8th, 2011 / 10:24 am